soft scale
(Ceroplastes grandis)
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Coccoidea |
| Family: Coccidae |
| Subfamily: Ceroplastinae |
| Tribe: Ceroplastini |
| Genus: Ceroplastes |
| Subject: Ceroplastes grandis Hempel, 1990 |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Ceroplastidia grandis Granara de Willink, 1999 (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Derived from taxonomy / Generic common name
Scientific Name Reference: Catalogue of Life